Hey guys, I've got a lot of these npgmc songs but some of them
just sound crappy, either through too much copy/burn/burn/copy
from computer-crashes or from just having downloaded them in a
lesser quality first time round since I had poor internet when
the club started

Anywho, these are the songs I have that I think sound rather
poorly. I'd like to ask you guys what the best bitrate they
originally came in is. Not wether you have it in 256 now since
you could have it in 256 or 320 even if it is a crappy copy
of a 96kbps file someone once converted to wma and burned on a
cd. (confusing, I know)

So, these came in?

When Will We Be Paid?
Madrid 2 Chicago
Breathe
Jukebox w/a Heartbeat
Cybersingle
One Song

United States of Division
Silver Tongue
Magnificent
GlasCutter

Were/are they all available in 256 or higher or are there
some amongst those that are only available in lesser than
that?

thanks a million guys!



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[Edited 9/16/05 13:13pm]

Not sure on all the bit-rates, but I know that second batch is still available, so if you downloaded them from NPGMC before, you can log-in again in the Musicology room and download them again free of charge.

Oh, and Jukebox With A Heartbeat was never available separately from its broadcast in an Ahdio show.

One Song was never available as an audio download - only as the Quicktime video, so the audio is simply taken from that.

booyah said:

yet, someone managed to take it from the site, presumably,
when it was first posted in 1999. because I have a version
of this (without the speech) that sounds as if it is clean
ripped from a mastered cd. Very good, normal cd quality in
comparison to the originally circulating version of the
1999 new years quicktime video rip that sounded tinny and
hollow as if it was recorded with a taperecorder held to
the speakers.

not sure about a rip from the npgmc official release of the
quicktime movie although I got my clean version long before
the npgmc released it again.

so that makes me wonder where this came from? I don't know
where I got it from anymore and I have yet to locate it in
my stacks and stacks of cdrs. But once I do find it I will
check back and compare the two again.

booyah said:

heh, yeah I know but there's a bit of a problem for me concerning that.
(long story) thing is, I'd rather have the lesser quality ones instead
of having to go that route to get them.

who knows perhaps I'll do some solliciting

When Will We Be Paid? 256kbps
Madrid 2 Chicago 256kbps
Breathe 256kbps
Jukebox w/a Heartbeat 128kbps
Cybersingle 128kbps


United States of Division 192kbps
Silver Tongue 192kbps
Magnificent 192kbps
GlasCutter 192kbps

When Will We Be Paid is available as a pressed cd (with U Make My Sunshine) as is United States of Division (European B-side of Cinnamon Girl)

PANDURITO said:

thanks!